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Rumors are a bad thing to spread. In the middle of the night a few months back, Liberians woke each other up to fetch water from a well. They were...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Sep 11, 2009
- Length: 03:16
- Purchases: 1
Congress is considering a bill that would charge tourists $10 to enter our country. Good idea. Maine could also set up a toll booth and charge ever...
- Added: Sep 07, 2009
- Length: :50
A new president has just been elected in the tiny oil rich country of Gabon, in central Africa.
The country’s former President, Omar Bongo, died in...
- Added: Sep 04, 2009
- Length: 04:36
The uninsured not only die, but believe they do not deserve to be healed.
- Added: Sep 02, 2009
- Length: 05:51
- Purchases: 2
You know people who boast that they eat everything. So --- what unexplored gastronomic delights are left for these cosmopolitan connoisseurs of cui...
- Added: Sep 02, 2009
- Length: 02:28
Young foxes need to leave the farm. An old fox leaves the Senate floor
- Added: Sep 01, 2009
- Length: 08:13
For almost two years every time my wife Marsha spoke, I jumped from my chair while mumbling, “I’m coming, I’m coming,” and rushed up to wherever sh...
- Added: Aug 27, 2009
- Length: 01:38
Are the annual Rainbow Gatherings, on National Forest Land each Fourth of July, just free-wheeling havens for hippies or are they serious experimen...
Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KUAC, KSFR, and KUNM
- Added: Aug 26, 2009
- Length: 28:58
- Purchases: 4
Are the annual Rainbow Gatherings, on National Forest Land each Fourth of July, just free-wheeling havens for hippies or are they serious experimen...
Bought by KUOW, KXOT Public Radio, KUNM, and KXOT Public Radio
- Added: Aug 26, 2009
- Length: 59:02
- Purchases: 4
- Added: Aug 25, 2009
- Length: 04:58
Several of my neighbors have whipped out some serious fire power and blasted holes in people.
- Added: Aug 22, 2009
- Length: 02:01
Involve yourself in an authentic human drama and put it in a book.
- Added: Aug 20, 2009
- Length: 02:07
During my homestay with a family in rural Morocco, I had a tricky cultural experience which many of us can relate to.
- Added: Aug 17, 2009
- Length: :00
- Added: Aug 17, 2009
- Length: 01:58
Tells the stories of how American youth think about their daily impact on our planet.
Bought by KVMR, KZYX, KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM and more
- Added: Aug 17, 2009
- Length: 51:29
- Purchases: 10
A walk through the Sound Tunnel in Central Park with producer Mary Wilson.
- Added: Aug 13, 2009
- Length: 03:38
Have you noticed that everyone wants to help you "Come in and save" --- at least that’s what they tell you.
- Added: Aug 12, 2009
- Length: :55
The Feria de Mataderos in Buenos Aires is the biggest cattle market in the world. Monday through Thursday 45,000 head of cattle pass though it's p...
Bought by KWMR
- Added: Aug 06, 2009
- Length: 10:29
- Purchases: 1
Most of the men who run ads for hit man services are really undercover policemen. The woman we’re talking about here must have been incredibly stup...
- Added: Aug 06, 2009
- Length: 01:24
No matter how well you plan out your project, you are going to have to drive into town twice to get what you need.
- Added: Aug 05, 2009
- Length: 01:54
This year about 750,000 teenagers will become pregnant. According to The Centers for Disease Control teen pregnancy has risen three percent in 200...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Jul 28, 2009
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 1
For the first time in 14 years teen pregnancy is on the rise. The Centers for Disease Control reports that during 2005 to 2006 teen pregnancy rose ...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Jul 28, 2009
- Length: 03:06
- Purchases: 1
18-year old Jessika Monroe says the challenges she faces as young mother only is a motivation for her success. Pregnant with her second child she's...
- Added: Jul 28, 2009
- Length: 02:10
A genius can immediately see unique and positive alternatives to many situations.
- Added: Jul 28, 2009
- Length: :56
Eggs are now laser-etched with an expiration date and a code. The process could even be refined to the point where you could tell which hen at the ...
- Added: Jul 27, 2009
- Length: :44
